Education
- UTB-TSC wins national award for landscaping and grounds maintenance
- The Professional Grounds Management Society has awarded the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College first place in the category of Urban University Grounds. PGMS’s annual competition evaluates different categories of... Full story
- Study finds Texas teacher merit pay did little
- AUSTIN (AP) — Texas spent $300 million on merit pay for teachers in the past three years in an effort that led to few gains by students. The National Center on Performance Incentives reviewed the now-defunct Texas Educator Excellence Grant.... Full story
- Money Matters: Scholarship night at BISD
- Face it, college costs are rising. But there are plenty of scholarships available for university-bound high school students. The public is welcome to join the Brownsville Independent School District Guidance and Counseling Department to... Full story
- Top of the Class
- Southmost Elementary receives Blue Ribbon School award
- A delegation from Southmost Elementary School in Brownsville was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to receive the highest honor the U.S. Department of Education can bestow on a school — the Blue Ribbon School award. The school at 5245... Full story
- UTB-TSC academic team places on top in regional criminal justice competition
- At the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College some students spend time playing soccer after class. Others practice astronomy, play chess or volleyball. Members of the school’s American Criminal Justice... Full story
- Autism sometimes isn’t obvious at first
- By Pamela Downing/Special to the Herald Armando seemed like any other baby when he was born. He was a beautiful child. In fact, from birth he was a perfect baby to his parents. His family found Armando to be a bright little boy that could... Full story
- UTPA considers tuition and fee increases
- EDINBURG — The University of Texas-Pan American is looking to raise its designated tuition and fees for the next two school years, but it wants students’ input before taking action. The university’s Cost of Education Committee... Full story
- Childhood milestone’s to watch for – Part 2
- Childhood milestone’s to watch for – Part 2 Adam was a child with deep, deep sensory needs. From a very young age, it was difficult for him to focus on things at home. Often the child would be found crying uncontrollably from... Full story
- Hope Dealers: BISD staff and faculty work to keep students in school
- In his hands, Rivera High School Principal Tim Snyder holds a young woman’s transcripts, and they show she is a promising student. She has decent grades, a good attendance rate and, though behind, she is merely one year and a half away from... Full story
- Board rules for BISD in Special Olympics complaint
- The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees has upheld previous BISD decisions concerning complaints by a group of special education parents about administration of the district’s Special Olympics program. At a Level III... Full story
- Porter gets by without much water
- Gladys Porter High School was without water for most of the day on Wednesday due to a main water line break discovered late Tuesday by campus custodial staff. Brownsville Independent School District Maintenance Department crews worked throughout... Full story
- College students get a look at the consequences of drinking and driving
- College students at UTB-TSC got an opportunity to see the consequences of drinking and driving. Tuesday morning, members of the school’s risk management task force used fake blood, prosthetics and special effects makeup to... Full story
- Essays play a crucial role in college admission process
- Iris Uriegas and Gaby Fernandez are top-notch students at Simon Rivera High School. They are the two highest-ranked seniors in their graduating class, are taking all advanced placement and dual credit courses and have done... Full story
- Apple co-founder to speak at UTPA
- EDINBURG — The first of this year’s four Distinguished Speakers at The University of Texas-Pan American won’t be delivering a speech unlike those who have preceded him. Instead, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will answer questions... Full story
- All five BISD high school marching bands earn top Pigskin ratings
- Marching bands from all five Brownsville Independent School District high schools turned in near-perfect performances over the weekend at the Fourth Annual Pigskin Jubilee marching contest in Donna. In succession, Hanna, Lopez, Pace, Porter and... Full story
- A successful program shrinks at BISD
- Administrators and teachers of the Project SOL dual language program call it one of the Brownsville Independent School District’s most invigorating, rewarding offerings to local students. But despite their enthusiasm, the... Full story
- Despite high pregnancy rates, abstinence-only programs still in schools’ curricula
- For more than a decade, public school districts throughout the Rio Grande Valley and the state have taught students to wait until marriage to have sex to avoid getting pregnant and contracting sexually transmitted diseases. It hasn’t worked... Full story
- Board member calls for athletic department probe
- A member of the BISD Board of Trustees is calling on the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office to investigate allegations of wrongdoing against Athletic Director Joe Rodriguez. The allegations are contained in two leaked BISD reports... Full story
- Marching bands throughout Valley to compete at Pigskin Jubilee
- McALLEN — Thirty-nine high school marching bands from Roma to Brownsville will compete for top regional band spots Saturday at the 67th annual Pigskin Jubilee. The two school districts representing the Valley will perform in La Joya from 5 to... Full story
- Former Brownsville teacher pleads guilty to porn related charges
- A former Brownsville middle school teacher accused of child pornography has pleaded guilty to related charges. Ramiro C. Lozano, 46, appeared in federal court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, federal... Full story
- BISD reaching out to dropouts
- Recent BISD high school dropouts can expect a visit from people hoping to convince them to go back to school. A week from Saturday parents, teachers, school administrators and community volunteers will walk the neighborhoods of Brownsville... Full story
- Mercedes family promotes education through corn maze
- MERCEDES - Though rain kept visitors from weaving though the McCutchen family’s corn maze Sunday, plenty of people came out to be spooked during its opening weekend. The McCutchens, with the help of corn maze designer Bret Herbst, converted... Full story
- BISD still seeks to protect Joe Rod reports
- The Brownsville Independent School District’s efforts to protect two reports critical of Athletic Director Joe Rodriguez remain active in Travis County District Court, but no trial date has been set. The Brownsville Herald is seeking... Full story
- Former BISD Superintendent Hector Gonzales appeals firing
- Former BISD Superintendent Hector Gonzales on Thursday appealed his firing to the Texas Education Agency and state Commissioner of Education Robert Scott. Gonzales filed the appeal Tuesday afternoon, represented by Jeffrey M. Tillotson of the... Full story
- Joe Rod pushes back
- BISD Athletic Director Joe Rodriguez took issue Wednesday with allegations contained in documents released by Accion America concerning alleged wrongdoing in his department. While not confirming the authenticity of the documents, Rodriguez... Full story
- Gov. Perry swears in TSC graduate to TCEQ
- Gov. Rick Perry visited The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Wednesday to formally swear in former Brownsville City Manager Carlos Rubinstein as a commissioner for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. "He is... Full story
- FIT rally kicks off healthy living drive for another school year
- The best way to attack a problem is from all sides, and that’s exactly the philosophy behind Families in Training (FIT), introduced four years ago by the Brownsville Independent School District as a way to reinforce lessons the district tries... Full story
- Group says it will release reports on BISD’s Joe Rodriguez
- Accion America, the Hispanic activist group calling for the ouster of four majority members of the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees, said Tuesday it will release two reports today that are highly critical of BISD Athletic... Full story
- CDC: Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students
- ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report was based on a... Full story
- Students learn about career opportunities at HESTEC
- EDINBURG — Seeing a Raytheon Predator unmanned airplane soar across the sky and pretend to attack Tom Cruise in a movie clip of "Mission: Impossible III" impressed Ariana Mata and her fellow high school juniors. But it didn’t sway her in... Full story
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